It goes on to say:"Fermenting is one of the best ways to turn ordinary vegetables into superfoods. The fermenting process (also known as culturing) produces copious quantities of beneficial microbes that are extremely important for your health, as they help balance your intestinal flora and boost your immunity."

A big "Thank you" goes to one of my passionate work-shoppers (Maureen) who alerted me to Quark Strudel. That’s right – a light and tasty pastry filled with a quark custard mixture. Quark is the light, soft curds from fermented raw milk. For those of you who shop at Garden City Upper Mt. Gravatt, make your way to the Russian café/deli Euro Delicious, near Coles Supermarket. Eat in or buy a whole strudel as a special treat. We had it with fermented cream, chocolate shavings and berries as a holiday treat. There are recipes available online too.

Another fermented treat the kitchen elf and I are enjoying as a lunchbox filler is fermented Calzone. This fermented sourdough pizza base is filled, folded in a semi-circle and quickly baked. It can be cut into wedges and served hot or is just as nice cold in the lunchbox. The kitchen elf likes a tomato base with cheese, herbs and anchovies while I prefer a parsley pesto base with cheese. Fillings are only limited by your imagination – an onion and garlic mixture is next on our list.

A disaster happened to our 3-year old sourdough starter in Sep/Oct year. In all the upset of my father's illness and death, I neglected the starter so that when I came to use it, there was a nasty black film over it. (Remember our rule: Black and green must not be seen!) The chickens certainly enjoyed it. In the last few months, a new "starter" has been going reliably - that’s when I experimented with the Calzone.

You can learn more about "all things sourdough" plus fermenting grains and legumes in Workshop 2.0 on Sat 16 April - a special workshop to celebrate the International Year of Pulses.

This year - 2016 - has been named the International Year of Pulses - follow the link, and read all about the nutritional and health benefits the humble pulses give us.

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